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Sergio Perez says Lewis Hamilton was “in a bit of a hurry to recover as it was a very short race, you have to take those risks”.
At one point in the Belgian Grand Prix Sprint Race, Lewis Hamilton was attempting to overtake Sergio Perez, and the two drivers collided.
Although the general opinion is that this was a racing incident, the FIA decided to hand Lewis a five-second penalty.
This is what Perez had to say afterwards.
“It was massive damage from contact from Lewis,” the Mexican said.
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“He just [hit] the whole right-hand side of the car and it damaged the floor – and that was game over. He ran out of grip and just went into the side of me. It was unfortunate.
“[The race] was looking great, we were about to get [Pierre] Gasly [for third] before the Safety Car came out.
“He was in a bit of a hurry, everyone was in a bit of a hurry to recover as it was a very short race, you have to take those risks.
“But it was not nice to get my race ruined by him,” Perez concluded.
